| A Life Less Ordinary (1997) |
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 | Also known as: | Une vie moins ordinaire => Canada: French title, France [fr]
Vidas sin reglas => Argentina, Mexico [es]
Жизнь хуже обычной => Russia [ru]
Az élet sója => Hungary [hu]
Epätavallista elämää => Finland [fi]
Lebe lieber ungewöhnlich => Germany [de]
Mia alloiotiki zoi => Greece [el]
O viata mai putin obisnuita => Romania [ro]
Odstekano zivljenje => Slovenia [sl]
Olaganüstü bir hayat => Turkey: Turkish title [tr]
Por uma Vida Menos Ordinária => Brazil [pt]
Una història diferent => Spain: Catalan title [ca]
Una historia diferente => Spain [es]
Una historia diferente: de amor, secuestros y otro => Spain [es]
Una vita esagerata => Italy [it]
Vidas Diferentes => Portugal [pt]
Zycie mniej zwyczajne => Poland [pl]
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| Year: | 1997 |
| Rating: | 6.3 |
| Votes: | 17,676 |
| Languages: | English |
| Country: | UK, USA |
| Genre: | Drama |
| All Genres: | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy |
| Colors: | Color |
| Sound: | Dolby Digital |
| Tagline: |
A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love. |
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| Plot Outline: |
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot... |
| Plot: | - Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" who are in charge of human relationships on earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together. The "angels" are so successful that the daughter soon turns on her father in order to save her captor. Written by {CherylC894@aol.com}
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| Taglines: | - A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love.
- A twisted love story from the filmmakers of "Trainspotting".
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| User Comments: | A pair of angels are not to return to heaven before they've accomplished their mission: to make two people on earth fall in love and stick together., 17 July 2005
Finally, a romantic comedy that is original, intelligent and truly
funny. Not to say unpredictable! Usually I dislike this genre, but i
can't help loving this movie.
The cast is great, and the chemistry between Cameron Diaz and Ewan
McGregor is sparkling. (And McGregor even manages to look good in spite
of a terrible hair cut. What a performance.) Holly Hunter is great as
usual. Please also notice the appearance of Maurey Chakin as the
somewhat odd neighbor. If you happen to recognize him, it could be from
"My Cousin Vinny", where he plays the grit-eating witness.
This movie has a smart and entertaining dialog and a number of
unforgettable scenes and jokes. And it even brings out the romantic in
an old cynic like me.
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| Movie Quotes: | Celine: Remember what they didn't teach you at Harvard Business school.
Robert: I didn't go to Harvard Business school!
Celine: That's a figure of speech, Robert.
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| Crazy Credits: | We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
For the start of the credits, the top half of image contains a wide box (2.35:1?) which runs footage furthering the plotline. Note the film itself was in 1.85:1. |
| Goofs: | We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: When Robert is digging the grave, Jackson is talking to him, sitting on the ground with legs crossed. There is a cut to Jackson's back, and a few seconds later a front view shows him with legs out-stretched. |
| Trivia: | There are 5 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- The author of the romantic novel read by Celine and O'Reilly is Jennifer Hodge. This is the name of the wife of writer John Hodge.
- The gas station attendant is whistling the techno song that played over the previous scene (when Robert confronts Neville and kidnaps Celine).
- Ian Holm and Maury Chaykin also co-starred in The Sweet Hereafter (1997), in both movies they had only one scene together.
- Starting with issue 1063 publishing date 7-oct-1997, the UK comic 2000AD printed an eight-part, 48-page, drawn strip adaptation of the movie. Scripted by David Bishop and drawn by Steve Yeowell, it met with a mixed reception from readers. First cover is posted under miscellaneous URLs.
- Both Holly Hunter and Ewan McGregor play the French horn.
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| Soundtracks: | There are 25 soundtracks listed - like these:
| Soundtrack | Credit 1 | Credit 2 |
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| Movies TV News Videos Community IMDbPro | Written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland | Published by Jobete Music Co. Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. | | "VELVET DIVORCE" | Written by Liam Howe, Chris Corner, Kelli Dayton, Ian Pickering | Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd. | | "HUMAN" | Written by Donna Matthews (as Matthews), Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | Published by EMI Music Publishing | | "OH" | Written by Underworld | Published by Sherlock Holmes Music, Warner Chappell Music | | "PEACE IN THE VALLEY" | Written by Larry Love (as Love), Tonin, Mountain of Love (as Marsh), Errol Thompson (as Thompson) | Published by Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. |
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